Russel Brothers Limited OWEN SOUND, ONTARIO Steelcraft Boat Builders
| Joan Carol
Canadian List of Shipping 1956: Joan Carol [C.179215] registered at Montreal; built at Owen Sound in 1948. 33'5 x 10'2 x 9'5; 9 g.t.; 5 n.t.; 125 hp. Owned by The Canadian International Paper Co., Ltd., Montreal. Russel Brochure: pic. Canadian List of Shipping 1970: Steel tug Joan Carol [C.179215] registered at Montreal. Built at Owen Sound in 1948. 34'; 9 g.t. Transport Canada List 2003: Owned by Brian Gainsford, Gracefield, Québec. RBF Notes: Owned Brian Gainsford, sitting on his farm in Gracefield, QC 2004. Welded name plate reads “Joan Carol 26”. For Sale 2004. Dec. 2018: Details for registered vessel JOAN CAROL (O.N. 179215)
Registry Date 1948-05-05 Certificate Expires 2021-10-31. Still owned by BRIAN GAINSFORD
Address 330, ROUTE 105, GRACEFIELD, QC, CANADA J0X 1W0. |
From Russel company brochure: SALVAGE EQUIPMENT.
Gerry Ouderkirk archive. |
© Gatineau Valley Historical Society
Paugan Dam
Image Reference: CD-001/00082-001
Date: 1973
Photographer:
Location: Low, Quebec, Canada
Tug boat at Paugan dam at Low in September 1973.
http://www.gvhs.ca/image-bank/ib-search.php?search=Boat&row=2
The Joan Carol just above the Paugan Dam at Low, QC.
source: http://www.histoireforestiereoutaouais.ca/en/d3/
Scene from Paugan Dam (1980)
After the Paugan Dam was constructed, tugboats like the one in this photograph became essential to the spring log drive. Because the Gatineau River no longer moved fast enough to send the logs downriver, tugboats were used to tow the log booms and keep them moving.
source: http://www.gvhs.ca/digital/articles/low.html
RBF notes: Photographed in Gracefield, QC, July 5, 2006. Here's the updated version of Joan Carol. Richard St-Jacques is making it into an outdoor bar with drink service from the pilothouse window. He owns a Resort/Retreat in Gracefield by the river. Construction is still in progress and Joan Carol will receive trim paint at some point.
Photos by Dan McKay, Mar. 1, 2008, Gracefield, QC. Click to enlarge to 600 pixels.
RBF notes: The owner set her up as a bar. He also owns the Cliff M.
Joan Carol at Le Bivouac de l’ancien Jan. 5, 2016. The river had flooded and parts of Gracefield were evacuated. https://www.chga.fm/un-camping-de-gracefield-inonde/.
For more Russel exhibits visit Owen Sound Marine & Rail Museum 1165 1st Ave West, Owen Sound, ON N4K 4K8
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